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TWiV 105: Finches score again
On episode #105 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Rich review eradication of rinderpest, endogenous hepatitis B virus in the zebra finch genome, and identification of the cell receptor for an extinct retrovirus..
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Links for this episode:
- Eradication of rinderpest
- Rinderpest in the Merck Veterinary Manual
- Rinderpest summary (pdf)
- Manual on the preparation of rinderpest contingency plans
- Walter Plowright obituary
- The Plowright vaccine
- Measles evolution from rinderpest
- Endogenous hepadnaviruses in the genome of the zebra finch (PLoS One)
- Receptor for an extinct retrovirus (PNAS)
- Vertical farm: NPR post and YouTube video
- Letters read on TWiV 105
Weekly science picks:
Dickson - Winged Migration
Alan - Web-accessible shortwave receivers
Rich - Personal Genome Project
Vincent - XVIVO scientific animation
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TWiV #105 (66 MB .mp3, 92 minutes)
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